"[Lot of 2] Carte Reduite du Detroit de Magellan Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs [and] Carte du Detroit de le Maire, Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

A. Carte Reduite du Detroit de Magellan Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs, (13.7 x 7.6"). Uncommon detailed chart of the Strait of Magellan locating harbors, islands, capes and bays from Cap des Vierges to Cap de la Victoire. A lettered reference table is included below the title identifying anchorages, bays, and harbors in the vicinity of Isle de Louis le Grand at the mid-point of the strait. Condition: Issued folding on watermarked paper with light offsetting, a mis-fold at right, light toning along the edges of the sheet, and a dampstain in the bottom margin.

B. Carte du Detroit de le Maire, Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs, (10.9 x 7.6"). This chart illustrates this important passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten discovered the strait in 1616, which was a much less treacherous route than the Strait of Magellan, and opened up a new trade route for the Dutch. Condition: Issued folding with a couple of minor spots of foxing and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

References:

Condition: B+

See description above.